North Sumatra Attorney General Arrests Fugitive Corruption Rp1.1 Billion Of PDAM Deli Serdang Finance

North Sumatra Kajati Ida Bagus Nyoman Wiswantanu with the fugitive fugitive in the corruption case of PDAM Tirtanadi Deli Serdang with the initials AS. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Intelligence Team of the High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) of North Sumatra in collaboration with the Deli Serdang Prosecutor's Pidsus team, arrested the US, a fugitive suspect in the alleged corruption of financial use of PDAM Tirtanadi, Deli Serdang Branch, amounting to Rp1,195,741,180. during January to April 2015.

Head of the North Sumatra High Prosecutor's Office (Kajati) Ida Bagus Nyoman Wiswantanu said the suspect was secured at his son's house on Jalan Tanjung Balai Lalang, Green Land Mencirim Deli Serdang at around 14.00 WIB.

As reported by Antara, Thursday, December 10, he said that the US had been summoned by the Deli Serdang Prosecutor's Office to be examined as a suspect on Thursday, June 25, but he did not attend the summons.

Subsequently the second and third summons were made, but the person concerned was still absent without any information, and included his legal advisor. "Until finally the Deli Serdang Prosecutor's Office named the suspect and as DPO on August 5, 2020," he said.

Wismantanu explained that the US, who served as Branch Head of PDAM Deli Serdang in 2015, was unable to account for the signed check for bill payments of Rp. 1,195,741,180.

Meanwhile, the Head of General Prosecutor's Office of North Sumatra Sumanggar Siagian said that for the alleged corruption case at PDAM Tirtanadi Deli Serdang there were seven suspects with a total state loss of Rp. 10.8 billion from 2015 to 2018.

Sumanggar added that the US suspect had been handed over to the Deli Serdang Prosecutor's Office who was received directly by the Head of Special Education Section Yos Arnold Tarigan for further legal proceedings.